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Rupert. I attended both Golds Hill Rd and Boulton Rd from Jan 1951 to Dec 1953 I have put forward a few posts on HTS and like everyone else (maybe) found it a massive life changing experience, for the better. Perhaps the teaching methods used at HTS ,should in the main, be a standard for...

I've been reading through most of the posts about our old friend Mr. Osborne and his nicotine stained jacket. Recently I meet some one who had known Mr. O. and sggested that those stains were from snuff ! This would surely drop on to his jacket and stain more readily than products of combustion...

I've only just come across this very extensive site , so Idon't know if I am repeating the obvious ! There are so many posts I have only read a few and find , so far ,very little mentioned about the Midland Red. As I remember garaged at Smethwick and Digberth nearly all with HA registrations...

Re Cadbury Houses I lived in a Cadbury house in Witherford Way . It was leasehold and bought for about £320 in 1932 ( built c 1916 ). There was no requirement to be employed by Cadbury's but as it happened both of my parents were . The lovely thing that Cadbury's did require the...

Mikejee....Thanks for the names supplied . Ithink you are correct in suggesting that Broad Meadow was in the main complex Thanks again for solving the riddle David

Ladylinda.....You have cracked it!!!!! I've only been on my own computer for ten weeks and joining the Forum and meeting such knowledgable people as you and associates has solved 40 years of wondering . thank you ALL so Very much . Regards .............David Kind.

Mikejee...Could I prevail upon you once again regarding Broad Meadow Farm ? On the smaller of the two maps shown on page 14 there appear to be three areas , within the lane bondaries of the farm , of inhabited buildings. I cannot make out the names which appear to be associated with them...

Mikejee..........many thanks for info. I find both maps of great interest. The first one seems to confirm the snippets of info my father made of the general layout of the farm and cottage . The first map shows the farm and at the junction of the two lanes at the bottom , could well be the...

Ladylinda.... .Thanks for the info, It's almoat frightening the detail you came up with. If you don't mind me correcting you , I think you got confused with the surname Green (actually his wife's ) ,it should read Kind . The results ,however, of his Service No. are as far as I know correct. My...

Thanks all for those rapid replies Mike..................I must admit I'm very new to compters and can't yet "down load" anything. but the map seems very interesting . Lloyd..................The name I have is KIND S.C., a relation I believe lived in one of the Farm cottages with his wife...

Lloyd You appear to have knowledge of the Kings Norton area . I wonder if you could help me? I'm trying to find out if there was a farm called Broard Meadow Farm in the 1915..1918 time. I know there is now a road called Broad Meadow L ane just off Liford Lane. but of course the farm I...

A few weeks before the Bristol Rd trams finished running I can remember the deplorable state of the track. Trams would rock furiously from side to side, just like a fair ground ride. In fact the track between Witherford Way amd Middle Park Rd was so rough that a guard was placed at both...

Hi Chrisdfacer....Yes Captain Harrison was a funny guy , don;t know we had to call him capt. though . There mst have been in those days many more brave ex soldiers than him !! I left in 1968 so our paths must have crossed very often ,though I can;t recall your name . You surely must have come...

I seem to remember small lockers at Boulton road only. A member of my class prided himself in opening as many locks as he could from a large assortment of keys he carried with him. He did not have much luck with the very few combination locksl. As I attended HTS from Jan 1951 it was during...

Was the English Teacher at Boulton in early 1950 a Mr Barret or Basset ? During the 3rd year He taught French to "O" Level grade

Local History-----A young girl named Betty Sudale , in the mid 50"s used to deliver milk by pony and trap from the local farm to Birmetals. She later worked for the company

johannna Sorry to hear of your Grandfather"s death. When Iwas an apprentjce Iwas on a visit to I believe BAC and we were shown a large sand core furnace in which an employee had been sadley locked in He must have suffered a terrible death . As a consequnce of this horror safety doors...

Roverman I worked at Birmetals where we produced vast quatities of alluminium sheets for the P5 and P6 also the landrovers. Like you I am quite new at this technology

I don"t know if I am doing this text correctly,Ive only had my computer for 3 wks and my grandson posted my previous entries .... so here goes . I well remember Mr Hickman (geog). A dapper chap but not a lot going for him except his...

BIRMETALS AS I SAW IT (1954-1968) Introduction During my employment at Birmetals I...